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Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Storefront lands $1.6M to help brick-and-mortar retailers rent unused space to ‘pop up’ merchants

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: San Francisco-based Storefront, which...

Editor
June 26, 2013

Startup Q&As

Recently-launched Hubber brings a unique approach to peer-to-peer car sharing

A Q&A with Hubber founder and CEO Paul Davis. The Los Angeles-based startup was founded last year and launched its first car sharing and rental...

Editor
June 26, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: BabyList gets $620K from 500 Startups and others to grow its universal registry service for new parents

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: BabyList, an online universal gift registry...

Editor
June 25, 2013

Startup Q&As

Now a part of 500 Startups, Sverve is focused on maintaining the rapid growth of its female blogger network

A Q&A with Sverve co-founder and CEO Rohit Vashisht. The New York City-based startup recently closed a $435,000 Seed funding round and entered...

Editor
June 25, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Honest Buildings closes a $5.5M round to expand its network for real estate and building pros

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Honest Buildings, which has created a...

Editor
June 24, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Jump Start City seeks to compete in the crowdfunding space with a ‘backer-centric’ approach

Company: Jump Start City Website: www.jumpstartcity.com Headquarters: Spokane, Washington Year Founded: 2013 Founders: Mark Baker and Billy...

Editor
June 24, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Tempo AI raises $10M in additional funding for its ultra-intelligent calendar app

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Tempo AI, which created the Tempo Smart...

Editor
June 21, 2013

Startup Q&As

Utilizing technology in development since the mid-1990s, Beyond Verbal is pioneering the field of ‘Emotions Analytics’

A Q&A with Beyond Verbal CEO Yuval Mor. The Tel Aviv-based company, which has developed emotion-sensing voice recognition technology, raised $2.8...

Editor
June 21, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: FitStar lands $4M in funding and Tony Gonzalez for its mobile device-based fitness apps

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: FitStar, the maker of fitness apps for mobile...

Editor
June 20, 2013

Startup Q&As

SPARKON has launched with the goal of using technology to help young people visualize and plan their futures

A Q&A with SPARKON founder and CEO Bryan Starbuck. The Redmond, Washington-based startup, which provides ‘life maps’ called SPARKMAPS that...

Editor
June 20, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Combat Gent lands $1.8M to help men combat bad fashion choices

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Tony Hsieh’s Vegas TechFund is part of a...

Editor
June 19, 2013

Startup Q&As

EasyPost is simplifying ecommerce for merchants through its automated shipping API

A Q&A with EasyPost co-founder and CTO Jon Calhoun. The San Francisco-based startup, which has developed an API that simplifies the shipping...

Editor
June 19, 2013